Mars: The cloud effect on the blue clearing in the Syrtis Major region

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 106, Issue E3, 2001, Pages 5043-5056

  Nakakushi, T ^a,d   Akabane, T ^a   Iwasaki, K ^b   Larson, Stephen M ^c  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Ukyo ku   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^d KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD COVER; MARS; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE;

EID: 0242489023     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JE001274     Document Type: Article

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